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The Blackmarsh Part 2
Dragon Age: Origins

The Blackmarsh Part 2

Complete walkthrough for Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening's Blackmarsh Part 2. Learn strategies to defeat the Baroness and the Queen of the Blackmarsh, and find all loot.

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Complete walkthrough for Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening's Blackmarsh Part 2. Learn strategies to defeat the Baroness and the Queen of the Blackmarsh, and find all loot.

Walkthrough
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    The Baroness: Face her away from her group. Destroy Fade Portals as they appear to minimize adds. When she breaks through the gate, use a mage to freeze her to prevent her from picking up and killing a melee character. She casts Shockwave, so be aware of its area of effect.
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    Pride Before The Fall: After defeating the Baroness, turn east through the gate. Kill the werewolf and search the debris for an Ornate Silver Bowl. The nearby chests contain the Dispel Grenade Recipe, Dispel Poison Recipe, Misdirection Cloud Trap Plans, and Ring of Severity. Another chest holds the Momentum Rune Tracing, Grandmaster Slow Rune Tracing, and Paragon Slow Rune Tracing. Collect the last Dragon Bone. Proceed through the crates and containers to find Ser Alvard’s Sword.
  3. 3
    Dragon Skeleton Clues: Make your way to the dragon skeleton area. Collect the fourth clue. Return to where Kristoff was found for another clue. Go to the runestones to find the last clue.
  4. 4
    Corin's Proposal: Head east to find a Floating Bottle containing Corin’s Proposal and Letter of Proposal.
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    Dragon Skeleton Puzzle: Return to the dragon skeleton and place the collected bones in their slots.
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    Queen of the Blackmarsh: Head up the stairs to challenge the Queen. She is immune to lightning. She has standard dragon attacks like claws and tailswipes. She can be frozen and rarely stunned. Tank her to the side and use ranged attacks. She will periodically curl up and release eight Charged Wisps that heal her if they reach her. These Wisps can be stunned and frozen. Defeating them allows the fight to continue.
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    Worked to the Bone: After defeating the Queen, loot the Dragonbone Rubble for the Eldest Dragonbone, which starts the quest “Worked to the Bone“.
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    Return to the Keep: Leave the Blackmarsh and return to the Keep. You may encounter mercenaries on your way.
Tips
  • For the Baroness, prioritize eliminating Fade Portals to control enemy numbers.
  • Use crowd control abilities like freezing on the Queen and her Wisps.
  • Be mindful of the Queen's Charged Wisps; they are a key mechanic to manage.
  • Defeating the Baroness yields Firestompers, Soulbound, and the Dock Storage Key.
  • Defeating the Queen of the Blackmarsh yields Spellminder, Toque of the Oblivious, Rough-Hewn Pendant, and Earthbound.
  • Looting Dragonbone Rubble after the Queen fight grants the Eldest Dragonbone, starting the “Worked to the Bone” quest.
  • Various recipes, runes, and unique items are found in chests and debris throughout the area.

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